Alfred K. Ames

Alfred Kellar Ames (September 4, 1866 – May 19, 1950)[1] was an American politician, businessperson and filmmaker. Ames, a Republican, served three terms (1915–20) in the Maine Senate.[2] He owned the Machias Lumber Company.

In 1930, Ames and Dr. Howard Kane filmed From Stump to Ship, an industrial film about the logging industry. In 2002, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3]

In 1934, Ames was the Republican nominee for governor. He lost to incumbent Democrat Louis J. Brann.[4] His wife was a prominent member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and former state historian. The couple's home in Machias was an English colonial structure noted for its large garden.[5]

References
  1. "Ames Family Papers, 1849-1961". The University of Maine.
  2. "Legislators Biographical Search". Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. "Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry". Library of Congress. 2002-12-17. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  4. "County Vote for Governor". The Lewiston Daily Sun. September 12, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  5. "Ames Home in Machias". The Lewiston Daily Sun. August 23, 1934. p. 3. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Burleigh Martin		 Republican nominee for Governor of Maine
1934		 Succeeded by
Lewis O. Barrows
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